Jeopardy !: James Holzhauer's winning streak ends on a record of money

The series of 32 consecutive wins of a professional player in the US show Jeopardy! ended after being defeated by a university librarian.

James Holzhauer had won $ 2.46 million (£ 1.9 million) before losing to Emma Boettcher.

It is only the second contender in the history of the show to earn more than a million dollars in one pass.

Peril! Applicants must answer clues in the form of a question. This is one of the oldest television series on American television.

Holzhauer's win was just below Ken Jenning's record of $ 2.52 million in 74 consecutive games.

The 34-year-old has gained celebrity status for his play tactics.

His style differs from previous competitors in that he chose to target difficult, "expensive" clues first instead of solving easy clues.

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He also made big bets on "Double Daily" issues where players can risk as much as their total score in one single answer.

He said that he was prepared for the game by reading children's books.

After being beaten, he told The New York Times: "No one likes to lose, but I'm very proud of what I've done and I've really exceeded my own expectations for the series." So, I do not feel bad about that. "

According to the audience data, Mr. Holzhauer listened to an average of 10.3 million viewers during the first 12 days of his broadcast.

Mrs. Boettcher, a Chicago librarian wrote her master's thesis on predicting the difficulty of question-and-answer with the help of text functions. She used Jeopardy! as its base for the study.